TLC Travel

TLC Travel is a bus operator based in Bradford which operates bus services across West Yorkshire.

TLC Travel
TLC Travel Optare Solo SE-R near Hebden Bridge in August 2018
Slogan...not plc
ParentTrish Lambert
Founded26 January 2000
HeadquartersBradford, West Yorkshire
Service areaWest Yorkshire
Service typeBus services
HubsBradford Interchange
Huddersfield bus station
Fleet42 (October 2015)
Websitewww.tlctravelltd.co.uk

History

TLC Travel was founded on 26 January 2000 as Trish Lambert Coaches by former First West Yorkshire manager Trish Lambert. It operated a single coach, purchased second-hand, on private hire services.[1][2]

The company began to expand after winning Bradford AccessBus contracts from West Yorkshire Metro, adopting the name TLC Travel.[2] Initially, second-hand Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibuses were used, with four brand new Optare Solos arriving in November 2000.[1]

These were painted in West Yorkshire Metro's house colours of red and white; as TLC Travel won tenders for more services, they adopted a cream and navy blue livery based on the former colours of Bradford Corporation Tramways.[1] As at February 2016, TLC Travel operated 44 routes.[3] In May 2018, TLC Travel ceased operating services in Keighley with services taken over by Keighley Bus Company.[4]

Fleet

As of October 2015, TLC Travel's fleet consisted of 42 Optare Solo and Alexander Dennis Enviro200s.[2]

References
  1. Fleet in Focus Buses issue 698 May 2013 page 81
  2. TLC Travel: Building a niche operation Route One 26 October 2015
  3. TLC Route Guides TLC Travel February 2016
  4. Keighley Bus Company to take over district services operated by TLC Travel Keighley News 13 March 2018
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